It’s all over except for the final wrap-up.
Alison Perera will retain her position on the Coupeville School Board, while Charles Merwine will join the lineup a year after his wife, Glenda, stepped down for health concerns.
Meanwhile, Coupeville Schools Director of Technology William Smith has lost his bid for a position on the Oak Harbor High School Board.
Perera, who was appointed to fill out Glenda Merwine’s term, was on the ballot for the first time and faced CHS grad and Naval veteran David Ford.
Charles Merwine, a former teacher and longtime volunteer, faced off with Booster Club board member Leann Leavitt to replace school board president Christie Sears, who is retiring.
The winners join directors Nancy Conard, Sherry Phay, and Morgan White on the five-person panel, and will be sworn in at the Nov. 30 board meeting.
Smith, who works for Coupeville schools but lives in Oak Harbor, has children attending that school district.
Numbers released Thursday afternoon by the Island County Auditor account for 28,611 ballots having been counted.
That includes all eligible ballots received to date.
Since Washington state votes by mail, ballots may continue to be received and will be counted if they have valid postmarks.
A final count will be released at 3 PM on Tuesday, Nov. 28, the day general election results will be certified.
Island County stacked up well against other counties in the state, with 46.92% of its 61,529 eligible voters casting a ballot.
That puts us fifth highest on the list, with three of the four ahead of us being very small counties with less than 3,500 votes cast.
Vote totals as of Nov. 9:
Coupeville School Board – Position #1:
Charles Merwine (2946)
Leann Leavitt (1077)
Coupeville School Board – Position #4:
Alison Perera (2518)
David Ford (1573)
Oak Harbor School Board – Position #5:
Sharon Jensen (4080)
William Smith (3147)
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